Italian upper house election, 1947

The Italian upper house election, 1947 was held on 1 January 1947, when new delegates were elected to the Italian Parliament. The Italian Socialist Party lost a large percentage of its seats, with the Italian Liberal Party profiting the most from the election; it overtook the Socialists to become the official opposition. The election was of critical importance to Italian politics, as it was the first election held under the new Italian republic, and it ensured that the Christian Democrats' right bloc would dominate politics for the next several years.

Results

 * Christian Democracy of Italy.png Christian Democracy - 47 seats (2 seats)
 * PLI.png Italian Liberal Party - 28 seats (7 seats)
 * PSI.png Italian Socialist Party - 10 seats (15 seats)
 * Monarchist National Party.png Monarchist National Party - 7 seats (7 seats)
 * Italian Social Movement.png Italian Social Movement - 6 seats (2 seats}})
 * PCI.png Italian Communist Party - 0 seats (5 seats)
 * PSDI.png Italian Democratic Socialist Party - 0 seats (0 seats)